Real estate platforms were a hot topic a few years ago, but for even some of the biggest companies, sprawling enterprise has been the quickest way to failure, Inman founder Brad Inman writes.
Source: Inman News
Abuzz, then a bust: What happened with all that big ‘platform’ chatter?
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